Cameroon vs Nicaragua
Cameroon is 3.95 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Cameroon about 4.0 times.
CameroonNicaraguaCameroon moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
3.95×
Cameroon is 3.95× the area of Nicaragua.
| Cameroon | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Managua |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cameroon bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Cameroon is 3.95 times larger than Nicaragua. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Cameroon?
- About 4.0 times: Cameroon has 3.95× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Cameroon and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Nicaragua about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 7,007,502. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².